Amitabh Bachchan Now Has 80 Million Followers on Social Media

The Big B celebrated having more than 80 million followers collectively on various social media

Kolkata: Children greeting actor Amitabh Bachchan on his 75th birthday through his poster in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Image: PTI)

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has crossed a collective fan following of 80 million on social media. The 75-year-old star is active on media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, among others and has a personal blog on Tumblr.

Bachchan tweeted to express his gratitude to his followers. "BAAAADUUUMBAAAAAAA! LISTEN TO THIS DEAR ALL Ef (extended family)... Collective social media followers reaches... Hold your breath... 80 MILLION... 80 MILLION! Thank you for making this happen!" he wrote.

The actor currently has 31.7 million followers on the microblogging site, with 27.6 million on Facebook and 6.2 million on Instagram.